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Re: Des Moines in the top 5

Originally Posted by jsmith86

Wait. The one costco in des moines is the city's favorite retailer? I call shenanigans.

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Re: Des Moines in the top 5

My guess is that Mint just looks at Credit card transactions of it's members to pick out the favorite places. Here is why i think Costco would be number 1.

#1 A large percentage of Costco users use their American Express to pay. At least I do.

#2 There is only one Costco in the metro. If you go to places like Wal-mart/Hy-Vee it shows up as a different transaction based on which one you go to. If you did combine sales, places like Wal-Mart would bury Costco.

Re: Des Moines in the top 5

My guess is that Mint just looks at Credit card transactions of it's members to pick out the favorite places. Here is why i think Costco would be number 1.

#1 A large percentage of Costco users use their American Express to pay. At least I do.

#2 There is only one Costco in the metro. If you go to places like Wal-mart/Hy-Vee it shows up as a different transaction based on which one you go to. If you did combine sales, places like Wal-Mart would bury Costco.

Re: Des Moines in the top 5

Favorite restaurant is appelbees is all you need to know about DES moines.
Hahahahahahahahaha

The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again. Oh... people will come Ray. People will most definitely come.

Re: Des Moines in the top 5

Favorite restaurant is appelbees is all you need to know about DES moines.
Hahahahahahahahaha

Kinda hard to make fun of anyone when you're a Royal's fan. I mean...how do we take you serious knowing that?

Des Moines has plenty of favorable rankings to make it a legit small-to-mid-sized city. I can cut/paste the list if you'd like me to provide it. The Royals, on the other hand, have zero creditability to make them a legit major league baseball team...unless of course, their competition is limited to the Pittsburg Pirates.

Re: Des Moines in the top 5

Originally Posted by capitalcityguy

Kinda hard to make fun of anyone when you're a Royal's fan. I mean...how do we take you serious knowing that?

Des Moines has plenty of favorable rankings to make it a legit small-to-mid-sized city. I can cut/paste the list if you'd like me to provide it. The Royals, on the other hand, have zero creditability to make them a legit major league baseball team...unless of course, their competition is limited to the Pittsburg Pirates.

stay strong Des Moines backer!! I am a Royals fan but am not defined as a Royals fan, you obviously have a huge napoleon complex about your Appelbees loving city. Enjoy being the butt of pretty much every joke and living in a city that is worse than Omaha.

The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again. Oh... people will come Ray. People will most definitely come.

Re: Des Moines in the top 5

My guess is that Mint just looks at Credit card transactions of it's members to pick out the favorite places. Here is why i think Costco would be number 1.

#1 A large percentage of Costco users use their American Express to pay. At least I do.

#2 There is only one Costco in the metro. If you go to places like Wal-mart/Hy-Vee it shows up as a different transaction based on which one you go to. If you did combine sales, places like Wal-Mart would bury Costco.

I'm guessing the opposite, actually. How else would Applebees be our favorite place to eat?

Gotta be combined locations. Costco does well because a lot of small business shop there for corporate needs. high dollar/volume items.

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